Fixing Bent Reaper Bones

A lot of people who have purchased bones miniatures have probably seen that swords are bent, figures don't stand up as well sometimes because they are warped on the bases. Soft plastic miniatures unlike metal figures, cannot be simply bent back into shape. There is a way however to get your figures to look straight and perfect again. If you take boiling water (doesn't have to be a rolling boil) and a container of cold water (ice is recommended but not necessary). Grab the bent figure with tongs. (Warning hot water can scald you and steam can cause 1st and 2nd degree burns.) Dip the bent figure in the water for a few seconds. Generally 5-10 for thin parts and 10-30 for thick. Take the figure out of the water and bend it to the way you want. Most of the times the plastic straightened up without me having to adjust anything. Once you have bent the figure the way you want, place mini in the cool water. This will cause the plastic to stiffen up again.  Here are some examples of figures I did with this technique. 

Some things I could not fix totally with this method. But out of the 30 figures I straightened out. Only 2 couldn't be fixed. One figure was to thick to fix. And the other can be repaired by basing it on a different base. 

#13 Bones Ogre Chieftain

This week is a pretty simple post.  I finished this bones figure of an Ogre Chieftain sculpted by Jason Wiebe.  I have mentioned before that I did back the Bones Kickstarter I picked this guy up before the kickstarter (still haven't received my minis).  I had based this guy for painting before I started my skeleton archers that I posted about 2 weeks ago.  I am still on track with my goal, although only 1 week ahead now instead of 2. I have a bunch of projects on the go right now.  I bought myself a copy of A Song of Blades and Heroes rules and I am hoping my D&D friends will want to give it a try.  I am trying to get a warband of minis together for that to paint.  I have a bunch of GW lizardmen that I am currently modeling and basing.  I might start painting those after this next week if I can get the bases done.  I also picked up a bunch of old Granadier and Ral Partha miniatures off of my local kijiji classifieds and I am really excited to paint those minis up as well. Ok the thing I really liked about this paint job was how the hair on the legs came out.  I found it looked really natural and blended well with his skin.  Something that I think I could have done better was the wood club.  I kept it kinda dark because of all the other brown tones on this miniature, but I think I could have done a better job highlighting. One thing I will say about the bones minis is although they are cheap (this figure was $2.50 while the pewter was $11.49), the mold lines on them can be terrible and really hard to spot. Thanks for checking out the blog again and feel free to leave comments below.